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Wales, 1924 vs 1929: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in Wales compared between the 1924 and 1929 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19241929MajorityCon–Lab swing
AngleseyLibLib21.1%−15.0
Breconshire and RadnorshireConLab gain0.4%+4.2
Caernarvon District of BoroughsLibLib31.8%−13.9
CaernarvonshireLibLib9.4%−11.4
Cardiff CentralConLab gain4.2%+10.1
Cardiff EastConLab gain7.0%+8.7
Cardiff SouthConLab gain12.1%+10.8
CardiganshireLibLib20.9%−19.8
Carmarthenshire CarmarthenLibLab gain1.7%−9.2
Carmarthenshire LlanelliLabLab18.4%−2.6
Denbighshire DenbighLibLib23.8%+4.5
Denbighshire WrexhamLibLab gain14.8%−10.1
FlintshireConLib gain8.0%+7.2
Glamorganshire AberavonLabLab22.8%−4.1
Glamorganshire CaerphillyLabLab35.7%+11.3
Glamorganshire GowerLabLab25.1%+11.3
Glamorganshire Llandaff and BarryConLab gain5.1%+8.7
Glamorganshire NeathLabLab30.5%+25.1
Glamorganshire OgmoreLabLab27.5%+23.2
Glamorganshire PontypriddLabLab16.4%+15.6
MerionethshireLibLib15.8%−0.4
Merthyr Tydfil AberdareLabLab41.5%−4.6
Merthyr Tydfil MerthyrLabLab36.8%+11.2
Monmouthshire AbertilleryLabLab37.5%+27.9
Monmouthshire BedwelltyLabLab57.9%+29.0
Monmouthshire Ebbw ValeLabLab33.5%+23.7
Monmouthshire MonmouthConCon23.4%+9.7
Monmouthshire PontypoolLabLab15.1%+17.0
MontgomeryshireLibLib7.7%−23.3
NewportConLab gain6.0%+5.8
PembrokeshireConLib gain10.6%+6.3
Rhondda EastLabLab23.0%+21.2
Rhondda WestLabLab39.2%+28.1
Swansea EastLabLab23.2%−4.2
Swansea WestLibLab gain2.0%+8.3

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